Confronting the biggest health issues faced by New Zealand societies is the basis for the University’s new School of Public Health that will be officially launched in Wellington on Wednesday.
The school encompasses five research centres that are at the forefront of increasing expertise and understanding of the impacts of alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs, non-communicable diseases such as asthma, industrial and occupational diseases and cancers, as well as health issues that impact most severely on particular populations groups, such as Maori and Pacific Islanders.
The centres all focus on research but also provide supervision for doctoral students and others seeking postgraduate qualifications.
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